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All Collections > The Ordinatio of John Duns Scotus > Ordinatio. Book 4. Distinctions 14 - 42. > book four. distinctions 14 - 42 > twenty second distinction > single question. whether sins dismissed through penitence return the same in number in the recidivist who backslides > i. to the question > c. how in fact the same sin in number can be said to return in the recidivist > 3. a first doubt and its solution
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The Ordinatio of John Duns Scotus
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Ordinatio. Book 4. Distinctions 14 - 42.
Book Four. Distinctions 14 - 42
Twenty Second Distinction
Single Question. Whether Sins Dismissed through Penitence Return the Same in Number in the Recidivist who Backslides
I. To the Question
C. How in Fact the Same Sin in Number can be Said to Return in the Recidivist
3. A First Doubt and its Solution

3. A First Doubt and its Solution

59. But what is simply graver: to fall looking back to a greater benefit, or to something bestowed more undue, or to more promises about not falling?

60. I reply: absolutely is the precept of the law of nature pertaining to gratitude more binding than is a new obligation contracted through one’s own promise, unless perhaps the principle or precept ‘keep promises’ is more obligating than the precept ‘be grateful to a benefactor according to his rank in giving benefit’.